Tenure-Track Years (chart)
| Peer Review | Administrative Decision | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notification to Put Dossier Together | Deadline for Dossier | Deadline for Tenure-Track Review by Peers* | Notification Date if Renewed | Notification Date if Not Renewed | Date of Termination | |
| 1st Year | December 1 | January 15 | February 1 | March 1 | March 1 | End of 1st Year |
| 2nd Year | September 1 | October 15 | November 15 | December 15 | December 15 | End of 2nd Year |
| January 15 | February 15 | March 1 | End of Academic Year | End of Academic Year of 2nd Year | End of 3rd Year | |
| 3rd Year* | January 15 | February 15 | March 1 | End of Academic Year | End of Academic Year of 3rd Year | End of 4th Year |
| 4th Year* | January 15 | February 15 | March 1 | End of Academic Year | End of Academic Year of 4th Year | End of 5th Year |
| 5th Year* | January 15 | February 15 | March 1 | End of Academic Year | End of Academic Year of 5th Year | End of 6th Year |
| 6th Year Tenure Evaluation** | September 1 | October 15 | November 21 | No Renewal Possible*** | End of 6th Academic Year | End of 7th Year |
*For a full description of prior service credit see Academic Tenure 2005, Section III. F. 1.
**The faculty member may apply for tenure at the beginning of the sixth year after completing a probationary period of not less than five years. (See Academic Tenure Policy Section III.E. and F. for exceptions.) A faculty member may apply for tenure only once. If the ultimate result of the tenure application is negative, there is no second chance.
Reporting Deadlines:
- P/T Committee to Chair - November 21
- Chair to Dean - January 10
- Dean to VPAA - February 15
- VPAA to President - March 15
- President to TBR - as designated by the Board
[Approved by the University Faculty April 27, 2005.]
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